Mitt still hasnt invited Sarah to the GOPs nomination assembly in Tampa, and the Tea Party is livid. Peter J. Boyer on how the snub could sabotage Romneys tenuous ties to the grassrootsand why Palin is keeping the week open, just in case.

I find it interesting. The vast majority of the ‘right wing’ was in lockstep agreement with Palin’s policies and vision for the future. Most of the time such a person gets elected.

But in this case, they were strangely opposed to the wrapper those ideas came in. Not for any logical reason *see above), but because it was “Palin”.

Had it been any other person in the GOP, they’d have kicked the doors down to back that person. But it was “Palin” so they did not. Right here on FR many of the people who are in near lockstep with Palin’s ideas and vision RE energy, social issues, taxation et all, saddled up and rode for the brand...that brand being PDS. Because it was “Palin”.

Now, when Romney needs conservatives more than ever in order to seal his deal, what does the GOP do?

Comes down with a relapse of PDS. Oh, they are publicly 100% behind her ideas as always...they just don’t like the wrapper they come in. Because it’s “Palin”. May they get what they so righteously earned.

SSDD

Mr. RomneyCARE has always been jealous of Gov. Palin.

He is not competent as is she.

FLASHBACK:

The McCain/Palin ticket was up ++4 to 10 pts in some polls, days prior to Election 2008. So rather than helping the GOP, Romney and TeamROMNEY and the RNME (Republican National Media Establishment) decided to attack Gov. Palin to throw Election2008.

The Palmetto Scoop reported: "One of the first stories to hit the national airwaves was the claim of a major internal strife between close McCain aides and the folks handling his running mate Sarah Palin." "Im told by very good sources that this was indeed the case and that a rift had developed, but it was between Palins people and the staffers brought on from the failed presidential campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, not McCain aides." "The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romneys former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin." aides loyal to Romney inside the McCain campaign, said The Scoop, reportedly saw that Palin would be a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 or 2016, which made her a threat to another presidential quest by Romney.

"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off .hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."

What can I say? she responded in an email from Alaska, when asked by Newsweek about the convention, just before heading to Michigan to deliver an Obama-thumping speech. Im sure Im not the only one accepting consequences for calling out both sides of the aisle for spending too much money, putting us on the road to bankruptcy, and engaging in crony capitalism.

Wrong. Mitt Romney and his political team have virtually complete control of the convention, including the assignment of coveted speaking spots. Romney forces will also have quite a lot of influence over the party’s platform. RNC Chair Reince Priebus has selected the leadership of the Platform Committee.

Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia will serve as Chairman. Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota and Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee will serve as Co-Chairmen. They are all Romney supporters.

She noticed, too, that when the Romney camp reined in Fehrnstrom after his not a tax goof, the man assigned to take on a more public role as Romney spokesman was Kevin Madden, best known in Palins sphere for his appearance on a CNN news panel just days before the 2008 election. The subject was the latest piece of leaked Palin gossipher $150,000 shopping spree (for which Palin later reimbursed the Republican National Committee)and the damage Palin was perceived to have done to the McCain campaign. Thats an indication just how unseasoned Sarah Palin is as a national candidate, Madden opined, before laughing about Palins lack of knowledge about issues and declaring that people who have done this before know enough to choose running mates that are nationally vetted.

Palin says that she doesnt know Madden and will not comment about him personally. However, she adds: I assume he didnt do his homework and his disparaging remarks were due to him actually believing the BS reporting on my record and reputation that began the day I was tapped to run for VP. Ill assume and hope hes evolved since then, perhaps understanding now the leftist medias agenda against candidates they oppose.

Pretty much. But if he wants to ‘send a message’ that the conservative base is meaningless to his grand design, that’s the way to do it without outright saying so.

Even if she didn’t ask for or get named to the position, Palin is still the ‘figurehead’ for many people in flyover country. No, not everyone, but a “lot” of us. And Romney knows that a slap in her face is a direct slap in ours.

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